Organized by Strange Attractor Theater, with a chorus led by Chrissy Wolpert, sang melodies dedicated to the women at the place they labored. My role was costume designer for event. Also screen printing on handmade aprons patterns of the old floor boards of the factory space, and on handkerchiefs printed the woven close up lines of weft and warp strings. Things these women may have stared at all day in their work.
“We are surrounded by ghosts. We hear their stories through the objects, buildings, and traditions they’ve left behind. She Died for Our Convenience was a one-night-only choral haunting concerning the women who worked from 1898-1960 in the textile mill at the Earnscliffe Woolen Mill/Paragon Worsted Co. on Manton Ave in the Olneyville neighborhood in Providence, RI.
On the evening of May 4, 2019 we encountered a large community chorus, led by Chrissy Wolpert, singing melodies dedicated to the women at the very place they labored. We endeavored to sing the songs to unsung labor, while remembering that we are all but tomorrow’s ghosts.” -Strange Attractor Theater
